Yosano Akiko
Yosano Akiko | |
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| Born | Hō Shō 7 December 1878 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 29 May 1942 (aged 63) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, educator |
| Genre | poetry, essays |
| Notable work | Kimi Shinitamou koto nakare |
| Spouse | Tekkan Yosano |
| Children | 13 |
Yosano Shō (与謝野 志やう; née Hō (鳳); 7 December 1878 – 29 May 1942), known by her pen name Yosano Akiko (Shinjitai: 与謝野 晶子, Kyūjitai: 與謝野 晶子, Japanese pronunciation: [jo.sa.no (|) aꜜ.kʲi̥.ko]), was a Japanese author, poet, feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in the late Meiji era as well as the Taishō and early Shōwa eras of Japan. She is one of the most noted, and most controversial, post-classical female poets of Japan.